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NASA-supported solar sail could take science to new heights

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Diffractive solar sails could enable missions to hard-to-reach places, like orbits over the Sun's poles. Solar sails use the pressure exerted by sunlight to propel a craft through space. Diffractive lightsails would use small gratings embedded in thin films to take advantage of a property of light called diffraction.

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Phys.org

NASA-supported solar sail could take science to new heights

As NASA's exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Sci Tech Daily

Innovative Diffractive Solar Sail Funded by NASA Could Take Science to Exciting New Destinations

As NASA's exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept has been selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission that could carry science to new destinations. The Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for Phase III study under the NASA Innovativ

2 years ago

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Space Daily

NASA-supported solar sail could take science to new heights

Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2022 As NASA's exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations. The Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for Phase III study under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. Phase III aims to strategically transition NIAC concepts with the highest

2 years ago·Australia

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Helsinki Times

NASA-supported solar sail could take science to new heights

As NASA's exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations. The Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for Phase III study under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.

2 years ago·Finland

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